Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country while very cold in hilly areas during morning/night hours during the next twelve hours.

Frost is also likely in upper parts during morning hours.

Smog and Moderate to dense fog in patches is likely to persist in most plain areas of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and upper and central Sindh during morning and night hours.

Temperature of major cities recorded this morning:

Islamabad five, Lahore nine, Karachi ten, Peshawar four, Quetta minus-three, Gilgit minus-one and  Murree and Muzafarabad one  degree centigrade.     

According to weather forecast for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, cloudy weather with chances of rain and snow is expected  in Srinagar, Leh, Pulwama, Anantnag, while  very cold and partly cloudy weather in Shopian and Baramula and partly cloudy and cold weather in Jammu.

Temperature recorded this morning:   

Srinagar , Anantnag and Baramula minus-one, Jammu eleven, Leh minus-ten, Pulwama and Shopian two degree centigrade.